Susan Neuman

Dr. Susan B. Neuman is well-known for her work in early literacy, including early childhood policy, curriculum, and early reading instruction for prek-grade 3 for children who live in poverty. She has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education under President George W. Bush. In her role as Assistant Secretary, she established the Early Reading First program, the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program and was responsible for all activities in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act. She served on the International Reading Association Board of Directors (now known the International Literacy Association) and other numerous boards of non-profit organizations. She co-edited Reading Research Quarterly, ILA’s flagship research journal for nearly a decade, and has served on the boards of The Reading Teacher and Journal of Literacy Research. Susan has received two life-time achievement awards for research in literacy development, and is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. She has written over 100 articles, and authored and edited 11 books, including the Handbook of Early Literacy Research (Volumes I, II, III) with David Dickinson, “Changing the Odds for Children at Risk”, “Educating the Other America”, and “Multimedia and Literacy Development”.  Her most recent books are “Giving our children a fighting chance:  Poverty literacy, and the development of information capital” and “All about Words:  Improving vocabulary in the age of Common Core Standards, preK-grade 2” Susan is a Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University.

To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2021, Feb. 16). A conversation with Susan Neuman. (Season 1, No. 14) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/7E15-F368-E0BF-D3AA-FC1D-R